Evolution for Everyone How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think about Our Lives

Name: Evolution for Everyone How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think about Our Lives
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ISBN: 9780385340922

ISBN-10: 0385340923

ISBN-13: 9780385340922

Edition: 2007

Authors: David Sloan Wilson

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"What is the biological reason for gossip? For laughter? For the creation of art? Why do dogs have curly tails? What can microbes tell us about morality?" These and many other questions are tackled by renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson in this witty and groundbreaking new book. With stories that entertain as much as they inform, Wilson outlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, properly understood, they can illuminate the length and breadth of creation, from the origin of life to the nature of religion. Now everyone can move beyond the sterile debates about creationism and intelligent design to share Darwin's panoramic view of animal and human life, seamlessly…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.22" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.682




The Future Can Differ from the Past



Clearing the Deck



A Third Way of Thinking



Prove It!



Be Careful What You Wish For



Monkey Madness



How the Dog Got Its Curly Tail



Dancing with Ghosts



What Is the Function of a Can Opener? How Do You Know?



Your Apprentice License



Welcome Home, Prodigal Son



Teaching the Experts



Murder City



How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Genetic Determinism



They've Got Personality!



The Beauty of Abraham Lincoln



Love Thy Neighbor Microbe



Groups All the Way Down



Divided We Fall



Winged Minds



The Egalitarian Ape



Across the Cooperation Divide



The First Laugh



The Vital Arts



Dr. Doolittle Was Right



How Many Inventors Does It Take to Make a Lightbulb?



I Don't Know How It Works!



Darwin's Cathedral



Is There Anyone Out There? Is There Anyone Up There?



Ayn Rand: Religious Zealot



The Social Intelligence of Nations, or, Evil Aliens Need Not Apply



Mr. Beeper



The Ecology of Good and Evil



Mosquitoes Under the Bed



The Return of the Amateur Scientist



Bon Voyage


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Web Sites


Index